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Fan = noisy (I mean electrically, not audibly) I'd go for a nice big passive heatsink....

Mine used to be Ken from StreetFighter(?) from the old forums' stock avatars... I might have to make a new one up now, maybe my kamon... hmmmm....

If there are complaints from a tight group of people then it usually means one of two things: 1) They're incompetent and can't get it to work when they should be able to or 2) They're the most competent group and are the only ones pushing the equipment to it's limits, so they're the only ones seeing the problem. I had a problem with a newly released ADSL router/modem/voip box thing recently, and Billion (the manufacturer) were ignoring all my issues telling me that it was everyone's fault but theirs, because I was one of a very few people with the problems I was reporting. Of course, after the modem had been out for a few months, a lot more users ran into the issue and they released a firmware update that fixed the issues which they had previously insisted were due to my own configuration/the ISP/Windows/just about anyone else they could blame...I was in group 2.... But of course, until the manufacturer was willing to admit to the fault, everyone assumed I was in group 1. The trick here is with replication of the fault. If the manufacturer can't replicate the fault, they'll say it doesn't exist, and it's user error... Problem is, that often replicating the fault requires replicating the environment, and very few support departments have the kind of resources or the inclination required to do so.... It's much easier, and most importantly for them, much cheaper, to blame the bugs on the end user. All that's really needed is for those with a fault to get together, find the one of them who is most technically experienced in troubleshooting, and have them identify the EXACT nature of the fault. They're going to need professional IT troubleshooting skills or nobody will listen to them, even if they are lucky enough to find the problem What is required to get action out of these guys is two things: 1) An undeniable replicable fault - meaning that they can't pretend it doesn't exist, and 2) Plenty of publicity regarding the fault - Meaning they'll lose business because people won't buy their product if they know it's buggy. The only thing that works with these capitalist pig morons is taking their money. Start speaking their language and you'll get an answer you might like ;)

LOL it's all good man, I might be wrong! You shouldn't apologise for discussing stuff and educating each other, we're all friendly :) You can select which frame(s) to print in IE too though :-\ Honestly I've not had any problems printing frames, aside from not setting up the page correctly (like not selecting the right frames) - Although on MANY occasions I have quickly printed a page and not really payed attention, I have had things like mentioned before where frames are chopped off, but it has always been easily corrected. For example in IE if you only want to print the largest frame, then when you print, you can right-click the frame and select print, and that frame will be automatically selected and the others will not, or you can go to the menu file... print and select the frames you want from the display. If the page is setup with absolute values then IE will respect them, but if it is setup with dynamic resizing then the page will resize to the paper. If you need to fit the page to the paper regardless of it's rendered size, you should be able to scale it within the setup for your printer driver. Often I find out that people have had a problem with windows because they didn't know about some buried feature though... I don't want this to become a flame war of any kind :( LOL I'm surprised that it took as long as that! Sorry but that's an install procedural fault. These days you need to have a firewall and antivirus software on CD or other removable media, ready for installation prior to networking a Windows machine. Microsoft can hardly be blamed for this, it is just that the viruses are targeted at the most popular platform in order to achieve maximum penetration. In fact there were far more vulnerabilities recorded for non-windows systems last year than for Windows. (Actually very interesting, that list - it has all the recorded vulnerabilities for the year for all software and hardware...I'll find the link and post it. I was surprised that M$ did so well!) I absolutely agree with this, but the problem is, supply and demand. Microsoft's answer to this is something along the lines of "we have compatibility mode that can be invoked with just one line of code to make IE W3C compliant" Which is mostly true, but not entirely IMO... and "If people don't want these features then why do web developers use them?" And that last argument is hard to beat :( We live in a supply and demand society, so when people demand the features, M$ will supply. The technically inclined and competent such as ourselves understand the necessity for standards, and standards compliant browsers, but the vast majority of computer users just get a PC with Windoze and IE installed and want it to just work. They don't know or care about the W3C :( It's a capitalist way of doing things but hey that's why I don't vote ;) Totally! I have been ignoring these two problems (and many others) and switching browser for a few years now :) But it caused a problem for a newbie who couldn't see the 3D on smash's page, so I thought it was time to mention it. And it turns out that the fixes are fairly straightforward, so it's not a big deal. If it took major code changes, IMO it wouldn't be worth the effort. Better to use a "Get FireFox" button :) Hehehehheeheh ;D IE is my default, because I have to use it for work, but as I mentioned I do have both IE and FF on here because I have to use FF for some sites/systems. I think everyone has to have more than one browser these days (I'm sure there are some sites that you have to use IE on, just as there are some I have to use FF on some). It's a bummer!!

It happens to everybody once :D I lost all my music the first and only time I've lost data. Ouch....

Sounds very interesting :) When you upload MIOS (the Operating system, not the application) that will clear the PIC and bring it back to new. Then you can upload the application (MB64) you should be all good. If it still does this, you might have a problem with some solder joints. Do you have a multimeter there?

Of course, that's why they're called DINx4 modules, they're 4x DIN modules on one board... You could make a DINx1 PCB :) http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_dinx1.pdf Schematic and... http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp/mbhp_dinx1.jpg Breadboard layout :)

Yeh that looks top notch mate, very nice! :D And you did it so cheap!! No silk screening really cuts down the price. Which company did the engraving for you?

Thanks Nebula! I have noticed that you've made quite a few additions to the wiki, it is really appreciated!!

Never have unfortunately... I stay away from the HH scene in Australia, too many boozehounds/druggies/macho-men/chauvanists/producers stuck in 1990's/dole bludger artsy types :( I'm sure I'm missing a few good acts but it's worth it to avoid the bad ones ;)

Tabbed browsing is pretty new to browsers and that's why it's available in IE7 but not IE6 (which is fast approaching EOL). You're comparing different vintages, like comparing a 2006 Ford with a 81 Chevy and saying that the chevy is crap cause it doesnt have fuel injection. It's not crap, it's old. You might want to try the IE7 beta if you have to use Microsoft products and really want tabbed browsing.... The printing problems are page design and/or user error, not IE, sorry dude. Seriously, Microsoft has totally driven the browser boat. Until FireFox came along, the only browser that came close was Netscape Navigator 3 and even then it was only during the time of IE3, which sucked. If IE3 hadn't been possibly the most crappy browser ever, you wouldn't have even heard of Netscape. And unfortunately FF is too far from being a finished product. It doesn't work with the vast majority of enterprise level web-based systems management applications, and it integrates poorly with windows. Most major non-unix vendors (Microsoft, Novell, HP, IBM) require the use of IE for their management products. Some vendors like Novell for example will require IE for one job, and FF for another. All of the problems experienced with IE or FF or nutscrape or any other browser just come down to site design really. If IE didn't exist, we'd be having this same discussion about how it works with Opera but doesn't work with FF. It's not a problem with any one particular browser, just that all the different browsers have different implementations based on different interpretations of the w3c specs. I say that people should not jump on the "bash MS" bandwagon until they're fully educated. I'm not saying IE is perfect, far from it! But all the things that IE can be accused of doing wrong, can also be said about any other browser. Until the developers get off their lazy butts and get together and sort this out, there will always be a requirement for more than one browser installed on a PC, in order to ensure full web functionality. The problem is not any one browser's differences from other browsers - the problem is that there are differences between them at all. HTML does not change, neither should the way it is rendered.

I've seen that exact display in real life (thankyou wilba!) and I can tell you it really is as good as that, even from several metres (yards) across the room. Fantastic.

And guys - GMail makes for a great backup location for small files like these ;) Just make sure you zip them up in a password protected file or google might own your work or something... Now it's time for me to play the nagging old bastard. I've said this sooo many times. When it comes to data.... IF IT DOES NOT EXIST IN THREE PLACES.... IT DOES NOT EXIST. Do your backups!

Dude, don't do it! That stuff weighs a freakin TON! Would look cool though :)

I think I'd rather spray it on, but yeh it does look interesting. I wonder if you could stencil or screen it for lettering? Or put a transparency over your case with the overlay design printed on it, and spray the clear stuff over the top......hmmmmm

Yeh Microsoft would call it "High Contrast/High Visibility" ;) I personally think it is uhm, well, kinda fugly, but who gives a damn? How does it SOUND? :D

You're gonna get an exponential curve out of that setup :-\ There are some other threads around with info on this, probably within a couple of months old I think. I'm not sure where, but that should help with the search.

So you could use it as a theremin style controller, which as wilba mentioned is already available and not widely used, you could try to copy an onscreen condunctor with them (sounds like conducting karaoke hehehe) and you could use them as drumsticks/percussion mallets (Which again are already available and not very widely used when compared with keyboards)... What else though? Hey wilba I never noticed this thread, did this get off the ground? I wouldn't mind a pair of Air-drum-sticks ;) Would go well with e-drums

VFD's are great but..... PLED/OLED displays are the best. Just as visible, but much faster. And a bit cleaner/prettier/less oldschool looking too ;)

TK, you tease! ;D

Nice one :) It sure is a lot neater in the third pic than the 1st one ;D

Interesting.... OK IC-Prog ays it supports both IC's... However for PIC18F452 support, it says that the PGM pin should be pulled to GND.... Now on the http://www.ucapps.de/mbhp_jdm_expired.html page down the bottom, it is shown how the pin can be pulled down (apparently this is only a must-do, for the first burn, when the chip is completely erased). It seems that this is not absolutely required for the 16F88, but I don't think it would hurt. So anyway by all means this appears as though it should work... but I don't know enough about these things to say so for sure. So it looks like I'm going to have to start making my own PCB's so I can make a burner module :( D'oh!

Hi Greenfox. I'd love to see the pics too. If you want to, you can attach them to a forum post. Start a new reply to the thread, and below the textbox you type the message into, there is a link that says "Additional Options". Click the text (or the + sign next to it), then click the browse button and select the file stored on your loal hard drive. Note that a maximum of four (4) attachment is possible, and that each attachment is limited to 1MB, so it might pay to compress the images (IE make it a JPG or GIF) before uploading. Hope this helps.

Wow I reckon it might be about time to rebuild that PC huh :)

Yes, I understand now why TK made the C-Wrapper. It has made many possibilities available to people. In the few months since the final C interface was released, there have been more custom boxes than ever before I think. That said, there are a lot of features included in TK's pre-made applications which could take some time to recreate in C. If you have a simple and specific design which differs greatly from the ASM apps, then writing your own in C is an attractive option, but if you only want to make a small modification to the existing app, you're far better of doing that, than trying to recreate the wheel.